It was official she was hiding, half the demon community was running to her scared the hunters were after them after word got out that they had been spotted in Demons run. Ichigo didn't know how to help her people, just because she was old and powerfully didn't mean she had all the answers. Some days she just wanted to give into Aizen and join his cause. Tears sprung to her eyes at the thought of betraying everyone like that. She wiped them away quickly, the doors to the church opening. Ichigo peeked out from behind the pew, wondering who it was that invaded her sanctuary. She didn't know the boy that entered but she knew the woman who followed. Yoruichi. It was unlike her to come two nights in a row but to bring someone else. That had never happened. She was instructing him to do something, it didn't appear he was listening the boy had they look of awe on his face.
"Oi listen to me, ya dumb idiot," yoruichi shouted, slapping him upside the head. He scowled then growled at her, muttering that he had been listening and walked up to the statue of the goddess. With a look of utmost respect he placed the basket at her feet before dropping to his knees and bowing, the tip of his nose brushing the ground. For a hunter and a boy that probably had no ties to this community and religion, it surprised her. Ichigo watched him return to Yoruichi's side before she stood.
"I thought you were above hiding Ichigo." The orange head hissed at her, moving towards her goddess. Yoruichi put her hands up in apology before shoving the boy towards her, he stumbled but didn't trip.
"Anyways this is my partner, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. I thought it was time to introduce him to the culture he was denied." She glanced away from him to the older hunter, confused. Yoruichi just gestured for her to come closer. It seemed she would get her answers if she did.
Yoruichi was right when she said that her informant was pretty. Long orange hair and pale skin, he could see the freckles dusting her nose from here. He doubted his partner could. He watched her feet, hesitant, as she moved closer. Grimmjow didn't know what to make of her, according to Yoruichi she was powerful and very old but right now she looked like a girl scared of her own shadow. When she got with two meters of him she stopped, Grimm watched her pupils expand, inky black eating up the sepia colour of her irises. In the blink of an eye she was standing right before him.
"What is he?" She asked, face between her hands twisting it this way and that way. Ichigo licked his face, too curious to wait for an answer, the boy recoiled from the touch. He was a panther demon, she could taste it, even smell it on him now that her nose was buried in his neck. It was faint, his powers suppressed by something. Ichigo hadn't seen a panther demon in years. They disappeared around the same time as her own breed did. Hunted, treated like pets and slaves. Truly excited by this she jumped up wrapping her legs around his waist, shoving his head into her chest to talk to Yoruichi.
"Where ever did you find him? I haven't seen a panther demon in a few millennia, especially one as powerful as him. Full blooded ones were hard to come by even then," she commented, leaning back to look at his face again.
"I'm only a quarter," he muttered cheeks bright red from having his face forced into her cleavage. She narrowed her eyes, what lies had he been fed as a kid? Ichigo exhaled through her nose loudly, such a lovely creature standing before her and he didn't even know how powerful he was.
"If you're so sure then this will change your mind, follow my instructions and don't ask questions." She grabbed his hand, flipping it so the palmed faced upward. Before he could snatch it back she sliced his palm open with a claw, and forced his hand to make a fist.
"Go to the goddess and let the blood drip before her, recite these words.
'Goddess I beseech thee, thy price be thy blood, appear before thy and bless thy with your presence.' If your blood is powerful enough she will answer," Ichigo explained pushing him towards the goddess, she wanted to know who was right. The boy sighed, rolling his eyes he approached the statue. Grimmjow couldn't believe what he was doing, he didn't believe in all this hocus pocus crap. Of course he respected her beliefs but he really didn't think anything was going to happen just by losing a bit of blood and saying some fancy words. Taking a deep breath he knelt before the statue, clearing his mind of all thoughts. He held out his hand letting the blood drip on the floor before the goddesses feet.
"Oh great goddess I humbly beseech thee, heed thy calls and appear before this lowly man and grant thy request. Let thy blood spilled before you be thy price and bless thy with thou holy presence," he said, the words Ichigo had said earlier didn't feel right, it sounded more like he was demanding her presence. You can't order around a god, it was just rude.
"Been a while since someone was nice about summoning me, Ichi just demands my presence." The person that spoke was before him, the voice soft and airy. She was a lot shorter then he expected, her icon was that of a mature tall woman but she was a child. A sad smile crossed her face as she kneeled before him, placing her hands on his cheeks.
"Oh my poor child, your life has been filled with so much sorrow. Don't worry your mother is by my side now, she doesn't want you to blame yourself anymore, she did it to protect you." Grimmjow backed away from her, eyes wide. No body knew about how his mother had died not even Yoruichi. This child before him was a real god.
"I know what you want Ichigo, I can't directly interfere in this matter but I can help." The girl walked up to Grimmjow, placing a hand on his heart the other on his head. He hissed, it felt like his blood was boiling, like someone was reaching into his head and ripping out something. Everything hurt, he could hear his bones popping and cracking, his muscles spasming so badly he collapsed. He wanted to scream, it felt like he was being torn apart from the inside out. Grimmjow clenched his teeth holding back the next scream, pain so intense he passed out.
